Help - My Son Has a Bad Yeast Infection

I'm so sorry your son is going through that. How terrible! I agree with Melissa W. Keep calling that office until they can do something more for him. He shouldn't be in so much pain for so long. Can you at least give him some motrin?

My son has had a bad diaper rash a few times, but with a little A&D and Balmex or Boudreau's Butt Paste, it would clear up in a couple of days at most. Going several days with those horrible screams whenever you have to change their diaper would be unbearable. If you do get a call back from the nurse and they say there's nothing they can do, I would tell her I want to speak directly to the Pediatrician. Any good doctor will call you back themselves if you have a problem you really need to talk to them about.

Good luck to you. I hope your son can get some relief soon.

My pedi nurse told us not to use wipes to clean because they are too abrasive and it just keeps irritating the skin. She said to use cotton balls and water. I hope this helps.

Sorry to hear your son had a yeast infection! My son (3 next week) had a yeast infection earlier in the year and I thought it was actually a reaction to pull-ups. He has super sensitive skin. I took him to the doctor and she told me it was a yeast infection and suggested I use vagisil. I bought the equate brand and he cleared up very quickly. We also use Pampers Sensitive wipes. I tried the Huggies Sensitive wipes but thought they were rough.

I would check out stopyeast.com. The have stuff on the site that you can apply right to a yeast infection to stop it (at least I read that about a woman's yeast infection). You can e-mail or call them to ask about it. I've used 3Lac and it's great. Maybe they can overnight it?

Yep, my 3 month old is on diflucan right now for a yeast infection that ended up on her face (not sure how that happened still:) I would call and insist on it!! It has helped her a bit. I am sure that he is miserable, and I would do what I had to to make them see that...remember, we are paying them, not the other way around:) Best of luck! ~A.~

Wow, that poor baby! When my daughter was younger she got terrible yeast infections when she was on antibiotics. No fun, to say the very very least! Our pedi always prescribed Nystatin cream to spread over the area & it'd clear up right away.

I'd keep pestering that doctor's office, if I were you! Shame on that nurse!

My son gets yeast rashes too. My doctor will always write me a script for Nystatin if the Lotrimin isn't working (which it normally doesn't). Also, we use warm wet paper towels instead of wipes as I have never found a wet wipe that doesn't make him scream in pain. I'd contact your doctor again and see if they will give Nystatin a try.